MOLST in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts MOLST program began as a mandate in the Acts of 2008 to implement a "POLST Paradigm" demonstration program in at least one area of the Commonwealth.

The Massachusetts MOLST Demonstration Program was carried out in the Worcester area of Massachusetts during 2010. 

Statewide expansion of MOLST in Massachusetts by 2014 is recommended in the reports:

• MOLST Demonstration Program Recommendations for Statewide Expansion of MOLST - Pilot Results 2011
• Patient Centered Care and Human Mortality - The Urgency of Health System Reforms to Ensure Respect for Patients, Massachusetts Expert Panel on End-of-Life Care, October 2010.

 Statewide expansion of MOLST was begun in phases in April 2012.